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Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm

About Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm

For the past 30 years, Doug MacLeod, founder of the MacLeod Law Firm, a Canadian labour and employment law firm, has been advising and representing employers in connection with employee terminations. If you have any questions, you can contact him at 416 317-9894 or at [email protected]

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read February 9, 2021

Wrongful dismissal: Does COVID matter?

This blog will consider a recent case where the judge considered whether the common law reasonable notice period should be increased because the availability of similar employment is limited because of COVID.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Payroll / Bardal Factors, COVID-19, employment law, just cause, notice period, pay in lieu of notice, reasonable notice, termination, wrongful dismissal Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 2 Minutes Read January 12, 2021

Violating COVID-19 public health guidelines = Just cause

I have received many calls from employers asking what to do if an employee refuses to follow COVID-19 public health guidelines. In one case, an arbitrator upheld the discharge of a unionized employee who did not follow COVID public health guidelines.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Business, Employee Relations, Employment Standards, Health and Safety, Union Relations / COVID-19, employment law, just cause, just cause dismissal, Just cause termination, termination Leave a Comment

By Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm | 3 Minutes Read December 8, 2020

Doug’s top 5 employment law stories of 2020

The top employment law stories of 2020 covering employment related pandemic issues, terminations, the wage subsidy and remote working.

Article by Doug MacLeod, MacLeod Law Firm / Business, Employment Standards, Payroll / COVID-19, employment contracts, employment law, Matthews v Ocean Nutrition Canada Ltd, remote working, temporary layoffs, termination, wage subsidy, Waksdale v Swegon North America Inc, work from home Leave a Comment

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